April 28 (UPI) -- A Michigan man said more than 40 years of playing the lottery finally paid off when he scored $6 million from a scratch-off ticket.
The 60-year-old Macomb County man told Michigan Lottery officials the $6,000,000 Wealth ticket he bought from Najors Liquor & Deli on Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights was a long time coming.
"I play scratch off tickets all the time and have been playing for more than 40 years," the player said. "When I scratched the ticket and saw I won $6 million, I thought I was going to faint! I had to scan it on the lottery app to double check it because I didn't believe what I was seeing. It still feels surreal."
The winner said his prize money will go toward taking a vacation and boosting his savings.
